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Russia’s GDP up 1.6 pct in October 2025
MOSCOW, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) — Russia’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.6 percent year on year in October 2025 after rising 0.9 percent in September, the Russian Ministry of […]
Pentagon review faults Hegseth over Signal messages on Yemen strikes
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) – A Pentagon investigation has faulted U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for using Signal on his personal device to transmit sensitive information about planned strikes in […]
France criticizes French journalist’s seven-year jail sentence in Algeria
PARIS, Dec 3 (Reuters) – The French government on Wednesday criticized the decision by an Algerian court to uphold a seven-year jail sentence for French journalist Christophe Gleizes despite its […]
Georgian gov’t to analyze powder used in 2024 protests
TBILISI, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) — Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Wednesday announced that the powder reportedly used during protests in 2024 will undergo a thorough analysis. Read full story […]
Brazil Amazonian state postpones cattle tracking key to preventing deforestation
SAO PAULO, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Brazil’s state of Para has delayed the deadline for the introduction of tracking devices in its cattle herds, a blow to environmental efforts to […]
Peruvian presidential candidates to get bulletproof vests after gun attacks
LIMA, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Peru’s electoral authority will provide bulletproof vests to presidential candidates ahead of April’s elections after a spate of attacks on politicians in the Andean nation. […]
Germany’s far left averts potential government crisis over pensions bill
BERLIN, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Germany’s opposition far-left Left party said it would abstain from voting on a contentious pensions package on Friday, likely indirectly securing its passage through parliament […]
At least 35 injured in tram collision in Krakow, Poland
WARSAW, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) — A collision between two trams in the southern Polish city of Krakow on Wednesday injured at least 35 people, Polish media reported. Read full story […]
Lithuania’s Vilnius airport shuts again over balloon incident
VILNIUS, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Lithuania’s Vilnius airport said on Wednesday it had halted operations due to suspected balloons in its airspace, the latest in a string of such incidents […]
Russia’s new passenger car sales up 5 pct in November
MOSCOW, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) — Sales of Russia’s new passenger cars reached 127,921 units in November, up 5 percent year on year, said Russian automotive analytical agency Autostat on Wednesday. […]